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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Payson, AZ · July 15, 1983

Date
July 15, 1983 · 18:45 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Airport
Red Creek
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2799E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA339
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,859 total170 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout. Struck a tree and crashed. Both fuel tanks were devoid of usable fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DEVOID OF USABLE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.